February 2020
Perú by Night featuring Susanna Sharpe
New York singer, based in Austin, TX | Winner of the Austin Chronicle Music Awards | Sings in Spanish, French, Portuguese, and English A native of New York, Susanna was raised in a musical family. She has been entertaining audiences in Austin for over three decades, specializing in Brazilian musical styles, including samba, bossa nova, jazz-inspired pieces, and MPB (música popular brasileira, or Brazilian popular music). Susanna was the leader and lead singer of one of the city’s most popular…
Find out more »Perú by Night featuring Fabio Augustinis
2012 Best Original College Composition by the Downbeat Magazine with Rafael de Lima Quartet | Recorded 20 albums as a soloist or co-leader Fabio Augustinis is a drum-set and Latin percussion player from Sao Paulo, Brazil. He started to study music in 1997 and 7 years later moved to Campinas, Sao Paulo State, where he completed his Bachelor’s degree at the State University of Campinas. Since then, he has recorded around 20 CDs and 5 DVDs and has been one…
Find out more »Perú by Day featuring Felipe Brito Brazilian Trio
Felipe Brito Brazilian Trio will provide a high-level music performance experience while incorporating elements from Latin American culture Felipe Brito Brazilian Trio will provide a high-level music performance experience while incorporating elements from Latin American culture through music. In addition, Felipe Brito will be booking monthly music performances for Yuyo Peruvian Restaurant showcasing musicians from various Latin American music genres. Yuyo Peruvian Restaurant will become the reference of high-level Latin American music in Austin, Texas. Felipe Brito is currently working…
Find out more »Perú by Night featuring Javier Jara
Latino Artist in Residence (LARP) recipient at the Emma Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC) in Austin, TX. In his native country, Ecuador, Javier Jara fell in love with music as a young child when relatives would bring their guitars to family gatherings, playing and singing Latin American folk music. Inspired by this experience, Javier now writes music as a form of both political and social activism. He counts as influences such iconic artists as Victor Jara, Mercedes Sosa, Silvio…
Find out more »Perú by Night featuring Frank Cano
Jazz Piano Professor at Texas A&M-Kingsville Francisco Cano, born in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, has been teaching jazz piano at Texas A&M-Kingsville since Fall 2016. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Music Education and Music Performance from Texas A&M-Kingsville, and a Master’s degree in Jazz Studies from Texas State University. His principal teachers include Dr. Joachim Reinhuber (TAMUK), and Mr. Hank Hehmsoth (TXState Univ). He has performed with the TAMUK Jazz Band I, II, and III on piano and bass, Jazzbones,…
Find out more »March 2020
Perú by Day featuring Paulo Santos
Performed with Randy Brecker, Joe Lovano, Michael Dease, Andre Hayward, Francis “Rocco” Prestia (Tower of Power), Ray Greene (TOP), among ot Paulo Santos is a freelance saxophone/woodwind player born and raised in Austin. From a very musical family, Paulo is a sought after horn player in the Austin music scene, playing the likes of jazz, funk, RnB/Soul, Brazilian music, and more. Paulo is currently pursuing a Jazz Saxophone degree from the University of Texas at Austin where he is a…
Find out more »Perú by Night featuring Sergio Santos
A native of Santos, Brazil, Sergio Santos has been a performing musician in Austin since the mid-1980s. A native of Santos, Brazil, Sergio Santos has been a performing musician in Austin since the mid-1980s, specializing in a broad range of Brazilian and other Latin American musical styles and instruments.He was a member of two of Austin’s earliest Brazilian-music dance bands, Quizumba and the award-winning Susanna Sharpe and Samba Police, both of which performed for crowds of thousands at Austin’s annual…
Find out more »Perú by Night featuring Felipe “El Tiburón” Borrero
2009 Latin Grammy award winner and was nominated again in 2013 Growing up in the New York City area, Felipe Borrero was accustomed to hearing Jazz music from the radio stations as well as the Salsa music from his Puerto Rican neighborhood. As a young boy, he used to go to watch the holiday parades in New York City and was drawn to the Trumpets and Trombones proclaiming their presence, hearing them echo off the walls of the buildings. He…
Find out more »Perú by Day featuring Felipe Brito Brazilian Trio
Felipe Brito Brazilian Trio will provide a high-level music performance experience while incorporating elements from Latin American culture Felipe Brito Brazilian Trio will provide a high-level music performance experience while incorporating elements from Latin American culture through music. In addition, Felipe Brito will be booking monthly music performances for Yuyo Peruvian Restaurant showcasing musicians from various Latin American music genres. Yuyo Peruvian Restaurant will become the reference of high-level Latin American music in Austin, Texas. Felipe Brito is currently working…
Find out more »Perú by Night featuring Frank Cano
Jazz Piano Professor at Texas A&M-Kingsville Francisco Cano, born in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, has been teaching jazz piano at Texas A&M-Kingsville since Fall 2016. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Music Education and Music Performance from Texas A&M-Kingsville, and a Master’s degree in Jazz Studies from Texas State University. His principal teachers include Dr. Joachim Reinhuber (TAMUK), and Mr. Hank Hehmsoth (TXState Univ). He has performed with the TAMUK Jazz Band I, II, and III on piano and bass, Jazzbones,…
Find out more »Perú by Night featuring Raphael Ferreira - 2018 Latin Grammy Award-winner
Raphael Ferreira is a Brazilian saxophonist, composer, and arranger. Raphael Ferreira is a Brazilian saxophonist, composer, and arranger. Between projects as a soloist or co-leader, he has released eight albums. As an instrumentalist, Ferreira is part of the Latin Grammy-winning Hermeto Pascoal Big Band. In collaborations or as a sideman, he has worked with Airto Moreira, Flora Purim, Arismar do Espírito Santo, Filó Machado, Nelson Sargento, Phil DeGreg, Letieres Leite and Rosa Passos, having toured South and North Americas, Europe…
Find out more »Perú by Day featuring Fabio Augustinis
2012 Best Original College Composition by the Downbeat Magazine with Rafael de Lima Quartet | Recorded 20 albums as a soloist or co-leader Fabio Augustinis is a drum-set and Latin percussion player from Sao Paulo, Brazil. He started to study music in 1997 and 7 years later moved to Campinas, Sao Paulo State, where he completed his Bachelor’s degree at the State University of Campinas. Since then, he has recorded around 20 CDs and 5 DVDs and has been one…
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